Chakwera calls Mutharika an illegal President, vows legal action: ‘For Malawi to rise, Mutharika must fall’

May 31, 2019 Wanga Gwede - Nyasa Times 87 Comments

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has now publicly rejected President Peter Mutharika’s election victory  in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections as fraudulent, saying he will pursue legal and constitutional means to challenge the result.

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Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) & it’s alliance partner People’s Party (PP) are due to address a press conference at MCP the headquarters in Lilongwe

Addressing a news conference at MCP Headquarters in Lilongwe on Friday morning, tough talking Chakwera vehemently said he and his party will not be accepting fake results.

Chakwera described the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) declaration of Mutharika as winner of the presidential election as  fiction.

He started his news conference by commending Malawians who trooped to the polling centres to cast their ballots in peaceful, orderly, and lawful manner.

“You did this because you trusted that those competing for your votes and those tallying and tabulating your votes would likewise act lawfully.

“In short, you went to cast your vote believing that your vote would be counted correctly, fairly, honestly, and openly. Tragically, within 48 hours of voting, it became obvious that the tabulation of your votes was being manipulated in broad daylight,” said Chakwera.

MCP presidential hopeful said as soon as he learnt the alleged manipulation of votes he spoke out publicly.

“I did this hoping that the Malawi Electoral Commission would respond by catching  the perpetrators and addressing the irregularities I highlighted. Sadly, the alarm I  raised fell on deaf ears. In fact, the Malawi Electoral Commission seemed to react to  my cry for justice by becoming defensive and combative, assuring us that all was  well and that there was nothing to worry about.”

He said MEC led by Justice Jane Ansah launched a “smear campaign” against MCP by publicly claiming the party did not submit any written complaints against the irregularities.

“What we have witnessed in front of our very eyes is not an election, but daylight  robbery, a crime against our decency as a people and our democracy as a nation.  I know that most of you have mourned for our nation in the face of this crime, and so  have I, but tears are not enough,” said Chakwera.

MCP leader said he will not accept the results of the presidential results because they were fraudulent.

“I, Lazarus Chakwera, reject MEC’s fraudulent presidential results, and I join all Malawians in rejecting that MEC’s declaration of Mutharika as the winner represents the will of Malawians who cast their votes,” said Chakwera in remarks broadcast live on Times.

Chakwera said he will pursue all means necessary – legal and constitutional – to make sure that MCP protect the people’s vote,

“For this reason, pursuant to Section 114 (1) and (3d) of the Parliamentary and  Presidential Elections Act and having gathered overwhelming evidence of gross violations of the Act, I have started filing a petition to the High Court of Malawi to  nullify MEC’s presidential results and declare the presidential elections of May 21,  2019 void.

Chakwera said he initially considered applying to the court to stop the swearing in ceremony and inauguration of Mutharika.

“However, I decided that this would not be in the best interest of the country because the protracted absence of a President and Cabinet would disturb the state’s service provision and cause millions of innocent Malawians to suffer,” he said.

Chakwera appealed to all Malawians who feel “angry and heartbroken” because their vote  was not counted properly  to join thousands of MCP petitioners  who will march “peacefully” to the High Court from the day the hearing starts to the  day it is concluded.

He said citizens presence at the High Court when the hearing starts, will send a signal to Mutharika that “he is operating illegally and on borrowed time.”

Chakwera ended his statement by stating that: “For Malawi to rise, Mutharika must fall.”

The MCP leader did not take questions from journalists.

During the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Mutharika asked political leaders who contested the May elections to move forward.

“Most of them have accepted that there is only one winner at a time. So, it’s now time to move on. The election is over; there is a time to fight, there is a time to unite,” said Mutharika.

Mutharika, who contested the election on Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ticket, narrowly retained the presidency after beating his closest challenger Chakwera and the country’s former vice-president Saulos Chilima of UTM Party finished third.

There were seven presidential candidates in total.

In the parliamentary race, DPP won 62 seats in the 193-seat National Assembly followed by MCP and independent candidates with 55 apiece.

In the new Parliament, United Democratic Front (UDF) will have 10 seats, People’s Party (PP) five, UTM Party four and Alliance for Democracy (Aford) one.

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87 replies on “Chakwera calls Mutharika an illegal President, vows legal action: ‘For Malawi to rise, Mutharika must fall’”

  1. Chakwera the President of Malawi not nkhope za alomwewa kuba basi
    Ansah mbava
    Peter mbava
    Court corruption

  2. Kkk koma achewa they have grasshopper brain … iwo sakufuna chitukuko ayi chomwe akufuna ndi Lazalo wawo bas kk

  3. It is clear that the MCP leader has expired ndiye asaononge dziko lino. The MCP constitution is very clear. It bars for future presidential elections any person who has successfully led the party into defeat. Chakwera has successfully done this. He has therefore expired.
    MCP has fewer MPs and also fewer councillors than DPP. It is therefore not surprising that CHAKWERA has fewer votes than Mutharika. Vomerezani kugwa kwanu, Mia anakunamizani.

  4. Koma udziwe kuti tilipo omwe timavotera APM nde masewera anuwo musamale. Chakwerawo mpatseni upresident waku dambwe komweko

  5. A Chakwera takhalani chete kaye ndipo mulingalire zinthu izi mwauzimu ndipo muzifunse kuti, Why is it happenning like this?????? why am I failling???????, Now let me tell you Mr. Chakwera GOD NEVER FAILS in a any situation do you believe this? Now, if your claims that God called you to be the President of this Country why then is it becoming impossible for you to be the President????? and why are you planning to take it by force????? are your plans of causing violence in Malawi from GOD or from SATAN and will this ACTION please GOD????
    Let me tell you Mr. Chakwera if the FINGER of the ALMIGHTY GOD points at you and he ANNOITS you with his POWER believe you me NO BARRIER, NOT EVEN MOUNTAINS can hinder or stand against your success or your destination NOT at ALL – and for your information you don’t even need to fight for it. God himself will send his massengers (ANGELS) to deliver your position/blessings right in your own house.
    Now let me advise you Mr. Chakwera you have missed your call and God is NOT happy try to repent and go back to your fist calling and GOD will bless abundantly.

  6. Mr Chakwera how can he be illegal when he has even managed to rap seatsi. Your strongholdss ? You have only managed Chikwawa, in the southern region, yet the person you call illegal has managed to grap seats in your stronghold, like Mchinji, Lilongwe, Nkhotakota. The North he has also done an excellent job. Stop being paranoid, it is time to think. Every election you will be doing that. Your were cheated with the coalition you had with Pp , but look even Roy Kachale flopped in his own yard of Malosa. Have you asked yourself if the coalition was viable or not? Start consulting the common people before you go ahead, many were not happy with the mgwirizano you had. As a man who has served at the altar , be careful with words , anger and hate.

  9. Peter tatopa nawe ndi umbava wako! Really DPP and mnthalika must fall, we need change , we need transparency and accountability in Malawi. I say no to DPP

      1. Mwalephela kupanga gwirizano ndi UTM . Mukazapangatso 2024 popanda gwirizano velani you will not win DPP is here to stay Moyenda Munthalika akubwelatso munya muwona

  10. TAKE THAT LEARNED BUT FOOLISH CROOK BY THE HORN CHAKWERA, ALL THOSE BEHIND THIS SCANDALOUS ELECTIONS SHOULD KNOW THAT CHEATING DOES NOT PAY

  11. Yes MCP had monitors in most areas except at Chichiri where no party was allowed but how can the monitors check results when a Nsanje Presiding Officer runs away with results b4 they verify them only to be found with documents which MEC says their documents tally with what this officer sent behind the monitors. How could monitors say they signed & this tippex thing was done behind them & majority never got the signed documents 60 & 66.

  12. Malume ambwiye che Kamuzu anapha anthu ambiri mwa ichi mizimu inakwiya ndipo muzamanga nyumba koma osagonamo,muzalima koma osadya zipatso zake matemberero basi mwazi omwe anapha osalakwa lero nkhanga zatembenuka sorry simuzalamulira

  13. Achakwera mutu sukugwira ndipo ndie sudzagwiranso mpaka kalekale chifukwa ngakhale mutatani palibe chomwe mungaphule apa. Mudayesetsa njira zonse zongonjetsela Dpp; kupeka nkhani zokhudza alubino, kupanga alliance ndi Pp kugwiritsa ntchito amabungwe ndi amipingo koma zonse mmadzi kkkkkkkkkkkk sizingatheke ndipo sizidzatheka achakwera kulamulira Malawi ng’ooooooooooo. Ukakhala upulezident wa chipaninso mukutsanzikana nawo bambo bwererani kugome basi

  14. Those who love our country and wants whats best for our future generation will join Mcp for the sske of ending corruption and tribalism. Those who were given water of corruption when they were young and folish like peter will join their fellow corrupt men.

    1. You fail to join as one opposition to win election 20% plus 36% is 56 % hence you won sosati malotoyo munya

  16. The fake accent ex-reverend is really and fast proving to be a double-dealer turncoat. With one side of his big parallelogram-shaped mouth he gloats about a legal action and with the other side of the parallelogram-mouth he preaches illegal marches of his uncivilized chewa tribesmen. A real turncoat.

  17. Iwe Peloma, Msilikali waku Zimbabwe uja amaunenna Chilima nkhani yake inali chani. Samati Mutharika akufuna kubera. Ukuganiza kuti umamvera ndiwe wekha? Chilima change from mafana tune to DPP ikufuna kubera tune.

  19. This June sitamva kuzizila tizithamanga- thamanga plus ulovau nde eishhhhhh kutipezetsa zochita instead of 1,000,000 jobs there will be 1,000,000 demostrations i dont think this month mu lilongwe mupezeka mbamva za DPP Coz kuli sesa-sesa we are MCP ‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH’

  20. Kunali anzako a John Tembo anazisiya ataona kuti aguba kokwanira koma osaupeza mpando, ufunse a Chakuamba, a Mpinganjira akuuza. Iwe ndi m’busa wochititsa manyazi, wopusa. And this shows that you have very simple brain and you are dunderhead. The whole world is now aware that the new president of Malawi is Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika after MEC and International observers have done their job and certified that indeed it is him who has won the presidential elections. Do you think all these groups of people will reverse the situation because you are crying? DPP has its supporters the same way you have. Do you expect them to accept what you are telling them that you are the president? Let me warn you. Malawians will not tolerate andale inu kuti muyambise ziwawa because if this happens, you will be the first target with your Court judges that will support you including the media houses that will support your nonsense. We are watching. Try your nonsense and see if you will not regret?

  21. We 100% know that the elections were rigged, we demand a recount ! my vote counts and we know APM did not win the elections
    MEC has failed us as Malawian citizens !we declare a recount ! and we are ready to match and fight for our rightful votes!

    2. Umboni uli kuti? Si nkani zaufiti izitu zongolozana zala zimafunika umboni izi

  22. MCP had monitors at voting centers, MCP had monitors at constituency tally centers, MCP had Monitors at National Tally Center and MCP had commissioners in the MEC commission. Mukamati atibela where were all these people who endorsed the results right from polling centers to National tally Center and even MEC commission?

    2. Results were changed by MEC using tippex, don’t you know that kapolo wa DPP iwe?.Umamva bwanji pamene anthu achi-alobino akuphedwa galu iwe?.Fuck you!!…

      1. bwelesani umboni kuti ma results a monitir wanu akusiyana ndi a MEC hahaha kuluza nkowawa

    3. You bribed people to steal the election you miserable DPP crooks. Don’t you notice the disgust in peoples faces when you are going around in your cheap DPP Tshirts buying beer in shoprite?

      1. BigMan – the best supporter of UTM on line, and now the most disgruntled loser. He bet on the loser horse, and now he must face the music.
        He was told to use his head instead of his heart; and that elections are a game of numbers and advanced calculus. Koma iye osamva! Kujijirika ndi za ena, zosamukhuza iye.
        Just accept your fate; and accept APM as YOUR President baasi.

    5. DPP thugs commenting. You DPP mafia have to be ashamed. You are all on the payroll. You guys will find it hard to govern. SKC has also announced the challenge in court of the election. Two wars for you mafia to fight. MEC stinks. MEC is compromised.

      Most of MEC operatives are on DPP payroll While others were campaigning, DPP was busy planning how to rig the elections. DPP will fall very hard.

      2. MCP is the plaintiff but in case you have nOt noticed the defendant is not DPP, it is MEC.

  23. Even if you become a president after some months from now, we are okay with it. Mutharika must fall. We have suffered a lot. Chakwera save us by serving us

    1. 100%, let us not just watch as people with albinism are being killed by that old man (mutharika).Malawians are still suffering bcz of this tippex government.

  24. Chakwera is just showing his foolishness and GREED. His party, MCP came second in all the polls. Why is he not disputing the parliamentary results. Stupid man – he needs to resign as MCP president and leader of opposition. Let him f=go back to the church pulpit where he belongs.

    1. I think,Iweyo nachisale ndiwe amene uli very stupid not Chakwera. You want Chakwera to just accept fruadulent results of the just ended elections in favour of your DPP party?

    2. How many MPs does Chilima’s UTM have yet he had alot votes for presidents than even UDF which means MPs and presidential votes are completely different

    3. You are stupid and greed with you Munthalika…… In tumbuka says ndimwe vindere chomene. Don’t think that we are happy with the election. I declared that Peter is not my president. Mbava ya munthu. ….. We need leader who ka develop malawi, not to kill albinism……..

        1. Nyau kodi Zinavota kuti ziyikire Chakwera ku mbuyo Akapoli inu ndi kuwona akubelani 2024 tizakubelanitso chifukwa MOYENDA MUTHALIKA AKUBWELA KUZAYIMILA

  25. READY TO MATCH. Mutharika must fall.we cannot and we will mot accept fraudulent results by Jezbel

  26. Go on and fight….let the court nullify the fraudulent results and order for a vote recount.
    Our living God can’t allow Peter Mutharika be the state president when election was rigged. Dziko likhala pamoto ili if we don’t tread carefully.

    1. Your god (by the way there are more than 3 million gods) already allows a lot of rot in case you choose to be not well informed. Ka chisankho ka ku Malawi nkachaniso!!!!

  27. The fact is that we have an illegitimate government in the country. DPP did not win this election and the president should be ashamed of himself. I for one, hope it falls soon for the sake of the country. By any means Necessary.

    1. Peter and the rest of the DPP gangsters should be sent jail for life. It is treason they have committed.

      1. bring forward proof malawi has laws. Si nkhani za ufititu izi, nzofunika umboni.

  28. Gule chakwela uli ndi aphungu ochepa , ma khansala ochepa ndiye uli number2 zonsezo koma upulezident ndiwe number1?shame nkhosa yosochela..bwanji pali ma independent55.Bwanji amenewo si a MCP ngati unawina?Chikhala chipani chako chawina nanga bwanji kuli ma independent ?name ngatggi unaphatikizana ndi JB ndiwe munthu wakuba galu wachabechabe.ndiwe owina kwanu konko not whole Malawi.Shut up!

    1. Nawe ndiwe galu wachabechabe, kuphatikiza ur Peter nd DPP, anthu akuba inu…… Peter nd president wa southern not central and northern Malawi. Leave us with our Chakwera.

  31. Ndikupempheni Achakwera, kopanga marchko ana anu apite nawonso, musaphese ana a weni, munakana kugwilizana kuti mupange alliance koma dyela anthu inu, ine toto, abale anga toto.

  32. During the campaign you were assuring voters that you were well prepared to check rigging while Chilima was sounding a warning of potential fraud by the DPP. What are you telling us now?

    1. Which Chilima are you talking about? He too was challenging that no one would rig the election. Were you listening/watching his talk on the campaign trail?

      1. Yes Chilima hoped that MEC Would do a good job but Alas this. Jezebel loves money more than her country Malawi. We have inside information how much MEC staff pocketed during these Elections.I hope Jezebel will not end up as M Mbendela who olso cheated in 2014.w wou

        1. So in your thinking Justice Mbendera’s death was religious retribution for alleged electoral sins??? Stop confusing issues, let the guy rest in peace, the guy died of natural causes after a hugely successful life for crying out loud!

      2. Clearly you have trouble with “english” from the look of things! Your comment seems off point!

  33. This country will be hell with these thieves on the wheel for another five years. Kuba kopanda nako manyazi?

    1. if chakwera is showing up his foolishness you will see the results on 15 june Dont take malawi as family Goverment and ndalama zodya chibwezi chake (mutharika) zisazuzitse anthu ambiri wait and see

  34. Thats true mutharika is an illegal president we are goin to fight this WAR up to the last drop of our blood, chilungamo muchiziwa

  35. Kkkkkkkkk!! Mukati all Malawians what do u mean because many like me voted for DPP? Atleast you could’ve said that you are fighting for those who voted for MCP not all Malawians. Koma u president nde wafunidwa eeeeh!! Kaya musova…koma bola UTM osatinso MCP; Never again

  36. When a man of God falls from the hands of God and makes an alliance with makanja and cashgate queen you should expect lunacy. The demons from his wicked alliances are driving him down into the depth of the ocean and into the abyss. Zomvetsa chisoni baba!

  38. All of the sudden Jane Ansah is so popular among the DPP supporters as witnessed by their reaction whenever her name is mentioned. That is a clear testimony that even the dumbest of DPP supporters knows that she rigged elections in favour of DPP.
    I think the opposition was myopic to accept her as a chair of MEC knowing the history she shares with Mutharika.

  39. The problem is: You had all hope that you will become president this time around. You never anticipated the strength of DPP

  40. This ” mbusa” is a very bitter man! Akusowa zochita and he wants to ” rise up” Please take your kids, inlaws to match on the streets

      1. We support you Dr Chakwera. Bodza ikakhazikika limasanduka chilungamo. We are behind you. Thefty is brohibited right in the bible so we live by that.

        1. Gathering of non believers witnesses swearing in of fraudulent leaders. The word of God says Say the truth all the time even if it means you finding difficulties after saying it. All men of God suffered for standing against Satanic ways.

      2. It is not Chakwela who is greedy,It is the one who does not want to leave the presidency and resort to stealing the votes.

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